Liverpool made a significant outlay on players in the summer and the priority for next year will be their defence

As a result, Slot needs to find a way to get Salah, Isak and the free-flowing Wirtz on the same side and for it to work. Surely that should be a nice problem to have, given their world-class ability.

West Ham may have improved under Nuno Espirito Santo, but away from home, Liverpool will be able to labor to a win. It's a match where the Reds will likely fall behind at the start but claw back by halftime before grabbing a narrow win away at the London Stadium. Pick: West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2

Preview the matchup between Liverpool FC and West Ham United with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Liverpool are set to table a £52.5m (60m euros) bid for Real Madrid's France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23. (Caughtoffside) Everton will not entertain any offers for Senegal winger Iliman Ndiaye, 25, and have no intention of selling him to city rivals Liverpool. (Teamtalk)

Slot was accused of making false promises in a remarkable tirade.

Alexander Isak scored and Florian Wirtz was the best player on the pitch as Liverpool returned to winning ways against West Ham.